Harold A. McGinnis Collection

Title

Harold A. McGinnis Collection

Description

The Harold A. McGinnis Collection relates to World War I- and World War II-era aircraft and military personnel. The collection contains five pilot log books belonging to McGinnis that pertain to World War I. It also includes photographs and five photograph collages consisting of 79 individual photographs that feature portraits and World War I- and pre-World War II-era military aircraft.

Digitized Materials: Only the World War I-era materials have been digitized for this collection.

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Date

circa 1914-1923

Creator

McGinnis, Harold A., 1893-1986

Language

English

Rights Holder

The Museum of Flight Archives

Rights

Permission to publish material from the Harold A. McGinnis Collection must be obtained from The Museum of Flight Archives.

Bibliographic Citation

The Harold A. McGinnis Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2004-06-08

Collection Organization

Collection Items

[Pilot logbook belonging to Harold A. McGinnis, 1921-1923]
Pilot logbook belonging to Harold A. McGinnis, 1921-1923. Information includes date, type of plane, type of engine, people, and flight details, such as duration, maximum altitude, and reason for flight. Inscription on cover: "Lieut. McGinnis. No. 3."

[Pilot logbook belonging to Harold A. McGinnis, 1918-1920]
Pilot logbook belonging to Harold A. McGinnis, 1918-1920. Information includes date, type of plane, type of engine, people, and flight details, such as duration, maximum altitude, and reason for flight. Inscription on cover: "H. A. McGinnis. No. 2."

[Pilot logbook belonging to Harold A. McGinnis, 1918-1920]
Pilot logbook belonging to Harold A. McGinnis, 1918-1920. Information includes date, type of plane, type of engine, people, and flight details, such as duration, maximum altitude, and reason for flight.Inscription on cover: "Lt. McGinnis - R.M.A. No.…

[Thomas-Morse S-4 aircraft]
Photograph of a Thomas-Morse S-4 aircraft (fuselage number 38667) parked on snowy terrain, circa 1917-1919s.Inscription on verso: "Thomas Morse Scout."

[Standard J-1 aircraft]
Photograph of a Standard J-1 aircraft, circa 1916-1918.Inscription: "x 5117."

[SPAD XIII (S.13) aircraft]
Photograph of a SPAD XIII (S.13) aircraft (tail number B9914), circa 1917-1919. Inscription: "Spad - 150 Hisso."

[Sopwith Camel]
Photograph of a Sopwith Camel aircraft, circa 1917-1920.Typed caption: "A Sopwith Camel. A rotary motored single seater machine, fast and very manoeuverable, with two guns firing forward through propeller."Inscription: "162 AS."

[Serviceman standing next to De Havilland D.H.4]
Photograph of an unidentified serviceman standing next to a De Havilland D.H.4 aircraft, circa 1917-1918. Another serviceman is seated in the cockpit.Inscription: "4576 A.S."

[Secretary of War Newton Baker, General John Pershing, and other officials at unidentified American airfield]
Photograph of U.S. Secretary of War Newton Baker, General John Pershing, and other officials at an unidentified American airfield, circa 1918. Several Nieuport aircraft are parked in the background.Typed caption: "7828. Secretary Baker, General…

[Captain Harry Gwynne's Nieuport 24bis aircraft, known as "The Flying Fish"]
Photograph of Captain Harry Gwynne's Nieuport 24bis aircraft, known as "The Flying Fish," circa 1918. The aircraft is painted with scales, fins, and eyes to resemble a fish.Inscription on verso: "Nieuport. Signal Corps negative #12471."Stamped on…
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